The Odyssey Book 8 Questions
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What is Athena doing when the book opens? ANS✔✔ roaming up and down
the streets disguised as Alcinous' herardl to muster people to come to the
palace and meet the stranger
What does Athena do to help Ody when he appears before the parliament?
ANS✔✔ makes him more massive and taller to gain respect from the
Phaecians
What instructions does Alcinous give parliment? ANS✔✔ that they will
grant the stranger (ody) a ride home
In the epic, Homer is represented. Who is Homer supposed to be? ANS✔✔
Demodocus- the bard, blind singer, storyteller
How does Ody react to this man? ANS✔✔ he cries when he hears his own
story being told
What do the people to after they have eaten? ANS✔✔ go watch and play
games (field day)
Name the main field events. ANS✔✔ boxing, wrestling, jumping, speed of
foot (track)
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